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St Ambrose RC Primary School - Art Curriculum Intent
“We are God’s work of art, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has already designated to make up our way of life.” (Ephesians 2:10)
At St Ambrose, we reflect on the National Curriculum’s aims:
- Whatever their background and ability, all children will produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their work.
- To become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.
- To evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
- To enable children to record from first-hand experience using observational drawing, photography and from their imagination to develop their ideas.
- To foster enjoyment and appreciation of all the visual arts and gain knowledge of great artists, craftspeople and designers through links with the local and wider multicultural community.
In this subject:
Art craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. It provides visual, tactile and sensory experiences and a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. It enables children to communicate what they see, feel and think through colour, texture, form, pattern and different materials and processes.
Children explore ideas and meaning through the work of artists and designers, including current artists and fashion designers who visit the school. Through learning about the roles and functions of art, they explore the impact it has had on different times, cultures, and contemporary life.
The appreciations and enjoyment of the visual arts enrich all our lives. We use a variety of teaching and learning styles in art and design lessons. Our principal aim is to develop the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding of art and design. We ensure that the act of investigating and making something includes exploring and developing ideas and evaluating and developing their work using the inspiration of others. We do this through whole-class teaching and individual and group activities as an art department. Teachers draw attention to good examples of individual performance as role models for other pupils.
We encourage children to evaluate their ideas and developments and to say what they feel and think about them. The children are given opportunities in lessons to work on their own and collaborate on projects in 2D and 3D and on different scales. Children also have the chance to work with a wide range of materials and resources, including photography and digital manipulation.
We measure the impact of the art curriculum over time by assessing how much knowledge, skills and vocabulary have been acquired and retained. To inform these judgements, teachers use regular retrieval practices, knowledge organisers, pre and post-assessment tasks, marking and pupil discussion opportunities.
In God's family, we grow and learn, in love hope and faith.
Welcome to our Art and Design curriculum webpage!
Here you will find information on what the children are learning throughout the year and pictures of their wonderful creations and experiences. You can also keep up to date with art events and workshops happening in Manchester to enjoy with your family and friends.
Please have a look at the different activities you can do at home. Art is a great way to have fun and get creative! We would love to see your wonderful artwork - please email your work to your class teacher. Thank you!
Tate Kids - lots of activites, games and online workshops
Studio3arts - Family Saturdays sessions
https://www.studio3arts.org.uk/familysaturdays
Paint it Kids online lessons
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviNFr5EDWX4XMTiMJ1HE0Q
Explore artists on Google Arts and Culture
https://artsandculture.google.com/category/artist
Colouring in like Quentin Blake
https://www.quentinblake.com/fun-free/colouring
Draw with Rob
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBpgrJijMpk_pyp9uTbxLdg
BBC Bitesize - art activities and clips
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/primary
Mister Maker on CBeebies - Early Years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/mister-maker
At The Bus Art Projects
https://www.atthebus.org.uk/art-projects/
Art Creative Bingo
https://www.artisfoundation.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ArtisCreativeBingo.pdf
What's on in Manchester?
Whitworth Art Gallery - Free studio workshops throughout the year. Explore and create with interesting objects! Press the link for more detail - Whitworth workshop
HOME Manchester - Explore the exhibitions and workshops provided by the HOME - Home Manchester website
Manchester Art Gallery - Visit Manchester Art Gallery